Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard took part in the Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration being held in Marrakesh, Morocco, where he said that, of all the countries, Mexico is the most committed to carrying out the Compact. He added, “Mexico is going to change its migration policy; Mexico is going to make you proud of the Compact we have adopted for safe, orderly and regular migration. We are going to change things and our actions will prove the truth of our words.”
In addition, as part of the Intergovernmental Conference on the Global Compact for Migration, the Foreign Secretary attended the parallel event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights chaired by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.
On behalf of the newly elected administration, the Foreign Secretary reaffirmed Mexico's multilateral vocation and its commitment to ensuring that all people enjoy and exercise their human rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on the progress made in achieving international peace and justice and on joint and innovative solutions to global challenges such as migration.
Mexico is represented at the Intergovernmental Conference by a delegation of senior officials, which shows the importance it gives to migrants' human rights. Mexico also seeks to forge partnerships and new ties of collaboration in order to further advance the national and international human rights agendas, especially on behalf of migrants and their families.